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NFL

Givins, Ernest (4)

Gameday 1993, #61
Skybox Premium 1993, #173
Fleer 1995, #147

CARDS: Gameday 1993, Skybox Premium 1993, Fleer 1995, Action Packed All-Madden Team 1990, Pro Set 1992, Fleer 1990, Playoff 1992, Playoff 1993
ACQUIRED: GTSM 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Well since the last time I wrote Ernest, he stopped signing TTM. Such is the life of the game. I had been fortunate to get him many times both in person and TTM, so I was fine with spending a little extra cash to get these last cards knocked out of him.

Action Packed All-Madden Team 1990, #34
Proset 1992, #510
Fleer 1990, #127

For some reason my tickets weren’t popping up properly on the app. The gatekeepers were treating me like I was trying to cheat the system, but yes indeed I had 8 cards I wanted to be signed by Ernest. Since we couldn’t get it to work in time, they had to manually key it in for me. It almost completely ruined the experience for me, but I was able to go behind the curtains and meet the players that way and they gladly signed for me.

Ernest protested because Curtis and Haywood were excited I was wearing an original 1990s #80 Houston Oilers jersey, as at one point during Jeffires and Duncan’s careers they both wore that number, while Givins stuck with 81.

Playoff 1993, #242
Playoff 1992, #8

I had enough time behind the magic curtain to ask him how it was going with tutoring his nephew and trying to get him into a league. He said he’s still at it. Curtis immediately chimed in and started talking about how Ernest was trying to teach his nephew how to drop his shoulder and juke off the LOS- something Givins excelled at doing in the slot. Givins then went on to mention that he was trying to get his nephew to pick up gymnastics, because that really helped Ernest as a receiver take his game to a new level.

NFL, WLAF

Koonce, George (2)

Topps Finest 1995, #178
Ultimate WL 1992, #132
Fleer 1995, #138

CARDS: Ultimate WL 1992, Fleer 1995
ACQUIRED: TTM 2019, C/o Home
SENT: 10/28 RECEIVED: 11/6 (9 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2010, C/o Work

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had picked up George previously, but didn’t realize he was on this Ultimate World League TV Schedule card, so after a few years, I grabbed a few extra cards and sent it back out. The Fleer 95 is such a Frankenstein set of design, which was different- by team. This one is obviously on the terrible side of things. The Topps Finest is a great example of the over the top style that trading cards were starting to embrace as far as refractors were concerned.

NFL

Williams, Erik ‘Big Kat’

Pro Set 1991, #799

Cards: ProSet 1991, Fleer 1995
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 7/1 Received: 8/2 (32 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Erik Williams played for tiny NAIA Central State, OH.

  • A small school find by the Cowboys, he was selected in the 3rd round of the 1991 draft.

  • Did not become starter until 1992, when he dislodged starter Nate Newton from his RT position.

  • Sat out a good portion of the 1994 season due to a freak car accident that he was injured badly in.

  • Played for the Cowboys from 1991-2000 and one final season in Baltimore.

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999

  • All Pro 1993, 1995, 1996

  • Central Ohio Hall of Fame 2010
Fleer 1995, #102

NOTES:

Erik was nicknamed Big E, but for some reason we heard Big Kat a lot. I never got Erik at training camp all those years ago. He just always seemed to skip by me.